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[] To ensure delivery to your mailbox please add domain @lexology.com to your safe senders list [View in Browser]( [Lexology]( [My Account]( | [About]( | [Search Archive (1,057,888 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [Compliance management: Key updates for compliance teams this week]( Compliance Analysis PRO Compliance A look at how to leverage data in the compliance function, harmonise environmental, social and governance management, and update employee monitoring s... [Five things to know about protecting IP rights on Amazon]( Venable LLP With people encouraged to stay home and retail stores closing across the country due to COVID-19, Amazon sales have surged. In this climate of… [GAO Holds that Emailing Proposal Did Not Substitute for Uploading Proposal to DOD SAFE]( Peckar & Abramson PC In previous blogs, we discussed the problems that contractors can have when they submit their proposals electronically to the contracting agency but… [Gated on Amazon Luxury Beauty? Beware Unauthorized Sellers on Other Marketplaces]( Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP High-end beauty brands may currently enjoy the benefit of brand gating in Amazon’s Luxury Beauty category, meaning that unauthorized sellers are… [District court holds no private right of action under E-SIGN Act]( Buckley LLP On October 26, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado denied, in relevant part, an individual’s motion for summary judgement, holding… [Client Alert: Health Care Providers: Top Ten Tips for Responding to Social Media Reviews]( Shumaker Loop & Kendrick As more people go online to research products and services, online reputation management has become increasingly relevant for physicians and… [Google to Extend Political Advertising Ban Through Year-End]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC The Wall Street Journal reported that, like Facebook, Google also plans to extend its ban on political advertising. According to the Journal's report… [Cyber security and the Internet of Things]( Clyde & Co LLP The EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has released guidance on securing the IoT supply chain. Connected devices have long been recognised as both a… [Facebook Extends Political Advertising Ban for Another Month, Including Advertising for Run-Offs]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC In October, Facebook announced that, after the polls close in the U.S. presidential election on November 3rd, it would temporarily ban all "social… [Shopify Fulfillment Network Boosts Overall E-Commerce Business]( Carpenter Wellington PLLC E-commerce technology provider Shopify has experienced rapid growth in recent months. The growth is driven in large part by its logistics arm, the… [Your Money Match: Before Entering Into A Serious Money Relationship, Self-Assessment Is In Order]( Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC Long before social media overtook the media business, back when many investors had to check the morning newspaper for stock prices, the choices for… [Ninth Circuit Takes a Narrow View on Personal Jurisdiction over Website Operators, Setting Up Potential Circuit Split]( Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP As we reported in August,1 courts are increasingly being asked to decide when website operators are subject to personal jurisdiction--a potentially… [TECHPLACE™ Talk: The Future of Work—A Global Perspective on the Impact of the Pandemic]( Audio Ogletree Deakins In this podcast, Danielle Ochs, Jenn Betts, Bud Bobber, and Simon McMenemy discuss the global shift to remote work as a result of the COVID-19… [The announcement of election results prompted the expected chorus of brands messaging about "unity," but some opted to celebrate on social media.]( Michael Best & Friedrich LLP Many brands shared messages of unity in the wake of the presidential election - but some chose to go bolder on social media. Ben & Jerry’s was… [How to Protect the Internet of Things’ Supply Chain? Map and Act: ENISA Is Out With Guidelines]( Steptoe & Johnson LLP On November 9, 2020, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) issued a 50-page Guidelines for Securing the Internet of Things (IoT) (the… [Senate Passes IoT Cybersecurity Bill by Unanimous Consent]( Mintz Last night, the Senate passed by unanimous consent H.R. 1668, the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act. The House had previously… [SEC Adopts Amendments to Permit Electronic Signatures]( Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP On November 17, 2020, the SEC announced that it will begin to permit the use of electronic signatures for certain filings. To take advantage of the… [5 Essential Contract Management Tools for 2021]( CobbleStone Software 2021 is quickly approaching and, with it, new advancements in contract management options. To that end, we've detailed five essential tools contract… [OFAC Cyber Ransom Guidance Has Insurance Implications]( Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued an advisory in early October reiterating that it considers the payment… [FTC Tries to Clean Out 25 Fake Disinfectant Websites]( Baker & Hostetler LLP But all information about scheme masterminds has been wiped away… [Returning Fire: Facebook Files its Reply Brief in SCOTUS Battle and it is Simply Devastating]( Squire Patton Boggs We’ve been covering the huge ATDS battle at the Supreme Court through the seesaw swings in momentum… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [What's in a name? Petsmart Inc fails to prove that Vietnamese pet business infringed its trademark]( Mirandah Asia US distributor PetSmart Inc recently failed in a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy case against Vietnam-based pet business Pet Mart… [WTR Global Leaders 2020: Marina Perraki]( World Trademark Review As my LLM and PhD were both in Trademark Law, I have studied trademark theory and case law for a number of years in significant depth… [A New Era for Domain Names Under the ‘.tr’ Extension]( Gün + Partners Registering and managing ‘.tr’ domain names was previously carried out by Nic TR, but will now be performed by the ITCA The long-awaited TRABIS… [WTR Global Leaders 2020: Michael J Leonard]( World Trademark Review After university, my first full-time position was as a temporary legal assistant at a boutique IP firm. I soon found that trademarks and branding… [WTR Global Leaders 2020: Russell C Pangborn]( World Trademark Review I was actually studying to become a tax attorney and an opportunity presented itself for me to join an IP boutique. I was not sure that I was… [Initial Sanctions Applied Against Social Networks: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Namechecked]( CETINKAYA Background: In July, Turkey introduced the Amendment on Law on the Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by… [WTR Global Leaders 2020: Patrick Flaherty]( World Trademark Review I studied intellectual property as part of my law degree at the National University of Ireland, Galway and found it fascinating… [The Real-World Effects of ‘Fake News’]( FTI Consulting Inc Social media networks are rife with conspiracy theories and misinformation about the origins of the COVID-19 virus and treatments for the disease… [More data, more risk: The automotive industry rethinks its privacy strategies]( Hogan Lovells As the risk of ransomware attacks and data breaches continues to escalate, it’s also raising greater concerns about data privacy. 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